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The systems perspective ‘views creativity not as the product of an isolated individual’s aptitude or quirkiness, but as an interaction occurring among a talented individual, a domain of knowledge or practice, and a field of experts’ (Hooke et al. in Paulus and Nijstad 2003, p. 228) who recognize the work as creative.
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Kerrigan, S. (2016). Reconceptualizing Creative Documentary Practices. In: McIntyre, P., Fulton, J., Paton, E. (eds) The Creative System in Action. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137509468_10
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